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Formative Years

A collection of 39 issues

Troops welcomed home

BACK FROM THE WAR. RETURN OF MEMBERS OF THE SECOND CONTINGENT. THE members of the Second West Australian Contingent, who arrived at Fremantle in the steamer, “Tongariro”, on Friday [ 26 April 1901 ], were landed at 12 noon on Saturday in the steam tug, “Awhina,” and proceeded direct to Perth there

Sanctity of home life

IN St. George’s Cathedral [ Perth, Western Australia ] on Sunday night [ 13 January 1901 ] Canon Garland [ David John Garland ] preached on “The Sanctity of Home Life.” After referring at length to the importance of family life and its bearings upon society, he pointed out that the latter was so dependent

Prayers for a new nation

SERVICE IN THE CATHEDRAL THE intercession service held in St. George’s Cathedral [on 1 January 1901] was attended by a large congregation, despite the earliness of the hour, a quarter past nine. Among those present were His Excellency the Administrator [Alexander Campbell Onslow], Lady Onslow [Madeline Emma Onslow, neé

Installed as a Canon

THE REV. D.J. GARLAND INSTALLED CANON. AT St. George’s Cathedral on Monday afternoon [ 5:30pm, 18 June 1900 ] the ceremony of the installation of the Rev. D.J. Garland [ David John Garland ] as a Canon of the Cathedral, to which he was appointed by the Bishop of Perth

Church parade, WA

ABOVE: Australian troops marching across a bridge on their way to Fremantle to embark for the Boer War in South Africa. This was a scene very familiar to the newly-ordained Canon David John Garland, a military chaplain to the West Australian contingents to the Boer War. This is Australian War

Easter with the artillerymen

EASTER CAMP AND EXERCISE. ARTILLERYMEN AT COTTESLOE. FIFTY-NINE MEN UNDER CANVAS. THE decision recently arrived at by the Government that no volunteer camp of exercise should be held this Easter caused considerable disappointment in the ranks of the defence forces, as it was felt to be a departure from a

Church work, WA

Church work in WA: 1897 CHURCH WORK,- The Rev. D. Garland, Bishop’s chaplain, visited Albany to conduct the services at St. John’s Church on Sunday. He informed a representative of “The Advertiser” that during the past five years the development of the colony has greatly increased the

The Northam years

THE ANGLICAN SYNOD. FIRST DAY – MONDAY. AT the opening of the [Church of England Diocese of Perth] Synod, the Bishop [Henry Hutton Parry] delivered the following address: “MY BRETHREN OF THE CLERGY AND THE LAITY,– During the past year we have had several changes in our clerical staff. “The Rev.

Leaving Laidley

DEPARTURE OF THE REV. D.J. GARLAND FROM LAIDLEY. [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] THE Rev. D.J. Garland left Laidley for Grafton (New South Wales) last Sunday night [28 July 1889], by the mail train. Notwithstanding the late hour, some 30 friends met him at the station to give him a